Winners of the National Book Prize announced tomorrow

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28th January, 2020

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The winners of the National Book Prize 2019, for books published in 2018, will be announced tomorrow, 30 January, during a private awards ceremony held at San Anton Palace, under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Malta, H.E. George Vella. The Prize will be publicly announced right after the ceremony through a press release published on the National Book Council’s website FB page.

An independent board, appointed specifically and solely for the purpose of adjudicating the Prize, has evaluated the submissions according to a set of criteria. The 34 shortlisted books competing in 8 categories is being reproduced below. In addition to these categories and the Lifetime Achievement and the Best Emergent Writer Awards, starting this year the title of Poet Laureate could be bestowed upon the writer who would have previously won any other past National Book Prize edition. An award for Best Book Production will also be conferred upon the best designed book published in 2018.

Novels in Maltese and English

Titlu tal-ktieb // Book title	Awtur/Editur // Author/Editor	Pubblikatur // Publisher
Castillo	Clare Azzopardi	Merlin Publishers Ltd.
The Reluctant Healer	Lou Drofenik	Horizons
Kulħadd Barra Fajża	John P. Portelli	Horizons

Short stories in Maltese and English

Titlu tal-ktieb // Book title	Awtur/Editur // Author/Editor	Pubblikatur // Publisher
365	Trevor Żahra	Merlin Publishers Ltd.
Fuq Widnejn Torox: U Stejjer Żbukkati Oħra	Rita Saliba	Klabb Kotba Maltin
Il-Fiera tal-Fuħħar: U Stejjer Oħra	Joe Friggieri	Kite Group
Ħjut	Rita Saliba	Horizons
Inkontri ta' Kuljum	John P. Portelli	Horizons
Minn Żmien l-Għerien	Lina Brockdorff	Horizons

Poetry in Maltese and English

Titlu tal-ktieb // Book title	Awtur/Editur // Author/Editor	Pubblikatur // Publisher
Bil-Boqxiex	Louis Briffa	Self-published
Framed	Maria Grech Ganado	Merlin Publishers Ltd.

Drama in Maltese and English

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Literary Non-fiction in Maltese and English

Titlu tal-ktieb // Book title	Awtur/Editur // Author/Editor	Pubblikatur // Publisher
Chambers of Memory: Roaming the Mansions of Mnemosyne	Richard England	Kite Group
No Man's Land: People, Place & Pollution	Marie Briguglio, Steve Bonello	Kite Group

Translation

Titlu tal-ktieb // Book title	Awtur/Editur // Author/Editor	Pubblikatur // Publisher
Passjoni Sempliċi	Toni Aquilina	Faraxa Publishing
Antigona	Toni Aquilina	Faraxa Publishing
Il-Metamorfosi	Emmanuel Cutajar	Faraxa Publishing
Mewt Ġo Venezja	Alfred Palma	Horizons

General Research

Titlu tal-ktieb // Book title	Awtur/Editur // Author/Editor	Pubblikatur // Publisher
Il-Maltin: Għemilhom, Drawwiethom, Ġrajjiethom It-Tieni Volum	Steve Borg	Klabb Kotba Maltin
The Apostolato of the Order of St John at the Cathedral of Malta	Ġwann Azzopardi	Mdina Cathedral Chapter
A History of Għarb	Patrick Formosa	Salesians of Don Bosco (Malta)
An Encyclopaedia of Artists with a Malta Connection	Antonio Espinoza Rodriguez, Albert Ganado	Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti
Goal: The Official Encyclopaedia of the Malta Football Association	Carmel Baldacchino	Horizons
Fl-Arena ta' Moħħu: Victor Fenech – Esperimenti Stilistiċi u Protesta Soċjali	Charles Briffa	Horizons

Biographical and Historiographic Research

Titlu tal-ktieb / Book title	Awtur/Editur // Author/Editor	Pubblikatur // Publisher
Humillima Civitas Vallettae: From Mount Xebb-er-ras to European Capital of Culture	Godwin Vella	Heritage Malta Publishing, Malta Libraries
Marco Largi ovvero Carlo Magri: Drammaturgo Maltese (1617-1693) – Vita e Opere	Mario Pace	Midsea Books Ltd.
Fortress Colony: The Final Act 1945-1964; Vol. 4 1961-1964	Joseph M. Pirotta	Midsea Books Ltd.
Francesco Azopardi (1748-1809): Maltese Classical Composer and Theorist	Dion Buhagiar	Faraxa Publishing
The Official Colours of Malta: Recording Malta in WWII	Caroline Miggiani	Kite Group
Giuseppe (De)Brincat: A Gozitan Wine Merchant (1890s-1930)	Michael Refalo	Kite Group
Trevelyan and Fedden: Encounters with Malta and Gozo	Lawrence Pavia	Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti
Adeodata Pisani: A Mystic Nun in Mdina	Petra Caruana Dingli	St Peter's Monastery
Maurice Caruana Curran: Guardian of Heritage and Justice	Ann Gingell Littlejohn	BDL Publishing
The Wignacourt Psalter: A Medieval Carthusian Treasure in Malta	Martina Caruana, Burkard Wehner	BDL Publishing
Public Women: Prostitute Entrepreneurs in Valletta, 1630–1798	Christine Muscat	BDL Publishing

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